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Forrester

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Forrester reviews

2.8

35% would recommend to a friend

(1,731 total reviews)
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George F. Colony

24% approve of CEO

22% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.0

Culture & values

3.0

Diversity & inclusion

2.6

Compensation and benefits

2.6

Career opportunities

2.3

Senior management

Forrester has an employee rating of 2.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,731 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Forrester employee rating is 20% below average for employers within the Management & Consulting industry (3.5 stars).

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2K reviews
4.0
May 7, 2012

Great culture, poor pay

Anonymous employee
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Pros

-Forrester is a great place to begin your career. -They focus on professional growth and while they try to follow processes around promotions, you will eventually get what you deserve in terms of title promotion. -the culture is open and generally honest -there is a large focus on coaching and feedback

Cons

-the salary, Forrester does not give large promotions and they often bundle it with the annual merit increase so that it is of even less significance to their bottom line (and YOUR wallet) -the direction of the company can be confused and it seems that there may be a disagreement in upper management in terms of where the strategy is headed -they work you to the bone!

2.0
Apr 30, 2012

Not worth the stress and political BS

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Each day is different Your colleagues are smart and your ideas are challenged Analysts have a decent amount of support Forrester has a great reputation in the market

Cons

No cross-role collaboration Employees are measured very closely - a very numbers driven organization Over-worked and under-paid No bonus last 2 quarters Management creates ambitious plans and lofty goals that can never be met Not open to change - it's just the "Forrester way" Very HQ (Boston) centric/ focused Hard work is is never rewarded unless it hits the bottom line Sales will only sell analysts if they know who they are and if they brown nose them. They are told to take sales out for drinks all of the time.

3.0
Apr 26, 2012

OK.

Anonymous employee
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Business Outlook

Pros

+work/life balance +forward-thinking research +smart people

Cons

-salary -slow moving organization - clumsily makes changes -sr management is disconnected from reality in the trenches -sales teams are not given the tools they need to succeed -changes are made without rhyme or reason

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